Ron Roberts (American football)

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Ron Roberts
Current position
TitleExecutive head coach, co-defensive coordinator, linebackers coach
Team Florida
Conference SEC
Biographical details
Born (1967-10-09) October 9, 1967 (age 56)
Visalia, California, U.S.
Playing career
1986–1987 Sequoias
1988–1989 Tennessee–Martin
Position(s) Linebacker
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1990–1993 Houston HS (TN) (DC)
1994–1996 Burroughs HS (CA)
1997 Greensboro (DC)
1998–2002 Tusculum (DC)
2003 Texas State (DC)
2004 Mt. Whitney HS (CA)
2005–2006 Delta State (DC)
2007–2011Delta State
2012–2017 Southeastern Louisiana
2018–2019 Louisiana (DC)
2020–2022 Baylor (DC/ILB)
2023 Auburn (DC)
2024–present Florida (EHC/co-DC/LB)
Head coaching record
Overall89-45 (college)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
4 Gulf South (2007–2008, 2010–2011)
2 Southland (2013–2014)
Awards
2× Gulf South Coach of The Year (2007, 2008)

Ron Roberts (born October 9, 1967) is an American football coach. He is the executive head coach, co-defensive coordinator, and linebackers coach, at the University of Florida, a position he has held since 2024. Roberts served as the head football coach at Delta State University in Cleveland, Mississippi from 2007 to 2011 and Southeastern Louisiana University from 2012 to 2017.

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Coaching career

Assistant coaching career

Roberts started his coaching career as the defensive coordinator at Houston High School in 1990. [1] From Houston, Roberts served as head coach at Burroughs High School from 1994 to 1996 before taking his first college job at Greensboro in 1997. [1] From Greensboro he served as defensive coordinator at both Tusculum (1998–2002) and Texas State (2003) before returning to the head coaching ranks at Mt. Whitney High School in 2004. [1] In January 2005 Roberts resigned his position at Mt. Whitney to serve as defensive coordinator at Delta State University [2] After the 2017 season at Southeastern, Coach Roberts accepted a defensive coordinator job with the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns, his first coaching job at a Division I FBS level. Coach Roberts is the former defensive coordinator at Baylor University, where he led the #1 Scoring Defense in the Big 12 in 2021. At the conclusion of the 2022 season, Baylor head coach Dave Aranda announced that Roberts had been relieved of his duties. [3] Less than 2 weeks later, new Auburn head coach Hugh Freeze named Roberts the program's defensive coordinator. [4]

Head coaching career

After the resignation of Rick Rhoades on January 12, 2007, Roberts was promoted from his position of defensive coordinator to head coach. Through the 2011 season, Delta State has won four Gulf South Conference championships and played in the Division II playoffs in four of his five years as head coach reaching the 2010 NCAA Division II Championship Game where they lost to Minnesota–Duluth 20–17. [5]

After a successful tenure at Delta State, Roberts became Southeastern Louisiana University's fifteenth head coach on December 19, 2011. [6] He finished his first season with the Lions with an overall record of five wins and six losses (5–6). [7] On November 7, 2013, Roberts signed a three-year contract extension with the Lions. [7] With their victory over Sam Houston State on November 16, 2013, Southeastern Louisiana captured their first Southland Conference championship in program history. [8]

Head coaching record

College

YearTeamOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffs
Delta State Statesmen (Gulf South Conference)(2007–2011)
2007 Delta State10–28–01stL NCAA Division II Second Round
2008 Delta State10–28–01stL NCAA Division II Quarterfinal
2009 Delta State5–54–4T–5th
2010 Delta State11–46–2T–1stL NCAA Division II Championship
2011 Delta State11–33–11stL NCAA Division II Semifinal
Delta State:47–1629–7
Southeastern Louisiana Lions (Southland Conference)(2012–2017)
2012 Southeastern Louisiana 5–65–23rd
2013 Southeastern Louisiana 11–37–01stL NCAA Division I Quarterfinal
2014 Southeastern Louisiana 9–47–1T–1stL NCAA Division I First Round
2015 Southeastern Louisiana 4–73–6T–8th
2016 Southeastern Louisiana 7–47–23rd
2017 Southeastern Louisiana 6–56–35th
Southeastern Louisiana:42–2935–14
Total:89–45
      National championship        Conference title        Conference division title or championship game berth

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Football Coaching Staff: Ron Roberts". Delta State Athletics. Retrieved November 25, 2011.
  2. ↑ "Mt. Whitney coach resigns ..." The Fresno Bee. January 19, 2005. Retrieved November 25, 2011.
  3. ↑ Haag, Michael. "Baylor football reportedly fires DC Ron Roberts, safeties coach Ronnie Wheats | The Baylor Lariat" . Retrieved December 28, 2022.
  4. ↑ Wilborn, Nubyjas (December 14, 2022). "Ron Roberts is named Auburn's defense coordinator". al. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
  5. ↑ "David Nadeau's 32-yarder gives Minnesota–Duluth national title". ESPN.com. Associated Press. December 18, 2010. Archived from the original on December 24, 2010. Retrieved November 25, 2011.
  6. ↑ "Southeastern Louisiana names Ron Roberts football coach". The Times-Picayune. New Orleans, Louisiana. Associated Press. December 19, 2011. Retrieved December 20, 2011.
  7. 1 2 "Ron Roberts gets 3-year extension". ESPN.com. Associated Press. November 7, 2013. Retrieved November 21, 2013.
  8. ↑ Iles, Trey (November 16, 2013). "Southeastern Louisiana University football enjoys winning first Southland Conference championship". The Times-Picayune. New Orleans, Louisiana. Retrieved November 21, 2013.
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